Independent Creative Professional, Illustrator
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Director at Joshua Ellingson Illustration (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Principle at Joshua Ellingson Illustration
- Illustrator/Contractor at Games for Windows/CGW
- Contractor/Animator at Spazzco
- Contractor/Illustrator at Wired
- Senior Artist at Wagerworks
- Senior Designer at American Greetings
- Designer/Intern at Neural Planet Network
- Education
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- Kendall College of Art & Design
- Connections
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- Industry
- Fine Art
- Websites
Joshua Ellingson’s Summary
Much of his Joshua Ellingson's art is fueled by the positivity of Futurism. Joshua is facinated with technology, popular culture, the cosmos, and the potential of the human mind. His roots are in the self-publishing world, but these days Joshua illustrates for various national publications, toy companies, and web sites.
In addition to his illustration and design business, Joshua Ellingson is the director for The Local 303, a studio/collective of illustrators and designers in San Francisco. The Local 303 provides a professional working environment as well as a space for collaboration, critique and art exhibition. Joshua Ellingson also contributes editorial writing and reviews to Hi-Fructose, a contemporary art and culture magazine
Joshua Ellingson’s Specialties:
-Character design, editorial illustration, visualization of abstract concepts
-Adobe Illustrator, Flash, Photoshop
Joshua Ellingson’s Experience
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Director
Joshua Ellingson Illustration (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)
January 2002 — Present (7 years 11 months)
Concept and execution for imagery ranging from package design to editorial placement.
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Principle
Joshua Ellingson Illustration
(Fine Art industry)
2007 — 2008 (1 year )
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Illustrator/Contractor
Games for Windows/CGW
(Graphic Design industry)
2006 — 2007 (1 year )
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Contractor/Animator
Spazzco
(Graphic Design industry)
2004 — 2005 (1 year )
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Contractor/Illustrator
Wired
(Graphic Design industry)
2003 — 2004 (1 year )
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Senior Artist
Wagerworks
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Gambling & Casinos industry)
October 2002 — May 2003 (8 months)
Created digital content for various online games.
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Senior Designer
American Greetings
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Graphic Design industry)
January 2001 — September 2002 (1 year 9 months)
Created hundreds of animated greeting cards and other content for BlueMountain.com, one of the most popular websites on the web at that time.
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Designer/Intern
Neural Planet Network
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 1998 — June 1999 (11 months)
Created web solutions for small businesses in Mid-Michigan.
Joshua Ellingson’s Education
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Kendall College of Art & Design
BFA , Visual Communications , 1995 — 1999
Additional Information
Joshua Ellingson’s Websites:
Joshua Ellingson’s Interests:
art,illustration,design,gadgets,bad movies,kung-fu
Joshua Ellingson’s Groups:
The Local 303, SomaFM, Hi-Fructose, Super7
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1890 Bryant Street Studios
Joshua Ellingson’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
